May 2020 – The African Mirror

Book excerpt: Beneath the Surface

This section of Lynn M Thomas’ history of skin lighteners considers Steve Biko’s role in raising consciousness and pushing the

Chabani Manganyi carefully reflects on black consciousness, defining it as having mutual knowledge of the thoughts, feelings and impressions of

Fela Kuti remains Nigeria’s most famous musician. He pioneered Afrobeat – a genre-blending jazz, funk, psychedelic rock, traditional West African

May 28, 2020 The African Mirror

Achille Mbembe investigates how death structures the concepts of sovereignty and the political, theorising that the human becomes a subject

Racist and xenophobic politicians have abused the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent national lockdowns to bang the drum for their chauvinism

IN ORDER to achieve an African of their dreams, countries of the continent need to invest more in and prioritise

COLIN CHAPMAN and PATRICK OMEJA HUMANITY faces unprecedented environmental challenges. Nowhere are the challenges greater than in Africa, the second

OWN CORRESPONDENT ON APRIL 26, 2002 Senamile Masango’s heart broke into a million pieces. As South Africa and the rest

JOVIAL RANTAO GROWING up in a small village in Kenya, Esther Ngumbi experienced first hand the full impact of insect

JOVIAL RANTAO THE signature at the bottom of the email oozed with confidence and the boldness of an African lioness.